Papers by Michael Livingston
Mythlore, Sep 22, 2013
Asserts that, far from abandoning his early grounding in the classics upon discovering Northern m... more Asserts that, far from abandoning his early grounding in the classics upon discovering Northern mythology and languages, Greek and Roman motifs remained an important element of Tolkien's "soup" and he used them in many ways in The Lord of the Rings. Livingston pays particular attention to themes, characters, incidents, and Mediterranean history that have roots in The Iliad. Family structure is one place where we can see convincing parallels, with Boromir as an asterisk-Hector and Faramir as an asterisk-Paris, rewriting the deficiencies in their source-characters as Gondor is the history of Troy rewritten .
English Journal, Nov 1, 2012
Mythlore, Mar 22, 2012
Leads us on a linguistic journey into the origins of the words hobbit and Baggins and their surpr... more Leads us on a linguistic journey into the origins of the words hobbit and Baggins and their surprising relations to one another.
The Explicator, 2009
... Ed. Bernard S. Levy and Paul E. Szarmach. Kent: Kent State UP, 1981. 153–82. Print.Quaintance... more ... Ed. Bernard S. Levy and Paul E. Szarmach. Kent: Kent State UP, 1981. 153–82. Print.Quaintance, Richard E. “French Sources of the Restoration 'Imperfect Enjoyment' Poem.” Philo-sophical Quarterly 42.2 (1963): 190–99. Print. Stanley, Keith. ...
Journal of Medieval History, 2004
... 36. Another, anonymous translator, whose late 14th-century work is represented in MS Harley 2... more ... 36. Another, anonymous translator, whose late 14th-century work is represented in MS Harley 2261, translates the passage in clearer terms: ... 61 Even further, Harley and Woodward believe that this map is closest to Higden's original, and now lost, map. ...
Explicator, 2009
... Ed. Bernard S. Levy and Paul E. Szarmach. Kent: Kent State UP, 1981. 153–82. Print.Quaintance... more ... Ed. Bernard S. Levy and Paul E. Szarmach. Kent: Kent State UP, 1981. 153–82. Print.Quaintance, Richard E. “French Sources of the Restoration 'Imperfect Enjoyment' Poem.” Philo-sophical Quarterly 42.2 (1963): 190–99. Print. Stanley, Keith. ...
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